Adjusting Sequence Settings to Match Media

I have a few different types of media in my Timeline -- H.264, and others. What should I set my sequence settings to so that they match? The drop down that I am aware for adjusting the sequence only provides one option.
Thanks.

Hey Mark
You can't match all the types at the same time. A sequence can be set to a specific format and then any files matching that format will be "native" and not need rendering. With FCP6 you have the added capability of enhanced realtime performance with non-native codecs in the timeline .. this is what they call the "Open Format Timeline" but there is no specific setting for that, it just means you are mixing QT movie formats in the timeline. The realtime performance you will see depends on whether those formats are camera native formats, those being DV, DVCPRO, DVCAM HDV
DVCPRO 50, IMX, DVCPRO HD, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX, Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit SD Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit HD.
Worth noting is that H.264 is definitely not in that list, and not a format you should be editing with. You will not get any kind of realtime performance with such a heavily compressed delivery codec. As advised, transcode to a more suitable codec before editing that footage.
Cheers
Andy

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Hi - I seem to have lost this prompt!!
Before when I bring a clip into a sequence with a different codec, FCP would ask me if I would like to change the sequence settings to match the clip settings..
I used to love this feature because it meant I didnt need to render the sequence and i could edit clips with most any codec/compression settings etc.
Anyway now FCP doesnt do it anymore! I send the clip down and it just puts it in the sequence and gives me the big RED BAR on top and I have to render.
I have repaired permissions. I have trashed FCP prefs..etc
I'm using FCP 6.0.4 on Tiger. Any ideas would be super appreciated!

Hey guys,
I found the same problem occurred with my own "weird codec". I'm on FCP 6.0.6 and I was doing some simple testing work with Photobooth's video feature, which records in MPEG-4 640x480 .mov. I tried getting my sequence to auto-conform with both 'ASK' and 'Always' settings, but no dice.
I didn't find a solution, mostly because it was easier to simply batch export them all as DV Pal clips, but I thought you might be interested. I posit the auto conform only works with more conventional video codecs like those listed in the Easy Setup options - of which, MPEG-4 is not.

Changing sequence settings to match clip settings-which settings are right?

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If you look at the Canon web page for my camera: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=269&mo delid=16186 , it shows that the camera is "Full HD" and "30p Progressive." So, why is FCP defaulting the Sequence Settings to 1080i? Is this default setting what I should be using?
Also, and perhaps more importantly, if I go into Motion 3 to create things to add to FCP projects that use the footage from my HF10, what settings should I choose in Motion 3's Select Project Preset window?
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Hey guys,
I found the same problem occurred with my own "weird codec". I'm on FCP 6.0.6 and I was doing some simple testing work with Photobooth's video feature, which records in MPEG-4 640x480 .mov. I tried getting my sequence to auto-conform with both 'ASK' and 'Always' settings, but no dice.
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Auto-adjust Sequence-settings to Footage?

Hi People,
Just a question:
I teach students how to work with Adobe Premiere Elements. In that way I expierenced a nice little auto-message. If a user uses a projectsetting that does not correspond to the footage that he/she imports, APE9 give a nice little warning. Followed up with the question to auto-adjust the project settings to the settings of the film. Not only does it work very well, but projects that had a red bar ontop of the timeline now seem to have less rendering issues, thus, the system works a lot faster.
Now:
I understand that when filming with a professional camera and editing with Premiere Pro, most users know what footage corresponds best with the sequence settings. But sometimes (...and maybe it's just me who expierences this), I get footage from strangers. Not exactly knowing what the settings are. Even if I know that the user shot the film using a Sony XDCam format, there a lots of options to choose from.
What would you guys say, if there was an OPTION (so, not auto-adjust), to have a standard sequence, then put any footage in it, and then click on the option (rightclickmenu -> Auto adjust Sequence to Footage).
I'd love it, but hey, maybe there already is a better way, in which case: I'd love to hear from you!

...maybe there already is a better way, in which case: I'd love to hear from you!
There is. Drag a clip to the New Item button at the bottom of the Project panel (that's the button that looks like a dog-eared sheet of paper). This will create a sequence matching the clip's parameters, and place the clip into it.
You can also right-click a clip and select New Sequence From Clip--that's in CS5.5 only, though.

How Do I Change My Sequence Settings to Match My Clip

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I shot some footage in SD with a frame size of 16:9. When I dragged a clip into my first sequence, FCP asked 'if I wanted the Sequence to assume the properties of the clip?' I hit 'yes' which changed the sequence to match my clip. However, when I created a new sequence(in the same project) and dragged a clip into it, FCP did not prompt me with the option to change the sequence settings. Now, I have a 4:3 sequence with a letterbox 16:9 clip. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks for your help!
Isaiah Smith

menu: Sequence Settings (or Commnd 0).
Then check (√) the Anamorphic checkbox.
OK
Then select everything in the timeline. (Command A)
Command Option V (Remove attributes). Make sure Distort is checked (√)
OK.
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Changed sequence settings to match source footage but only half footage now matches even though they're from the same camera and same aspect ratio

My source footage is 1920 X 1080 from a canon 60D. I changed my sequence settings to Digital SLR 1920 X 1080 to match. On the program window I have it set at "Fit". Only about a quarter of my footage now fits the program screen and looks to be the matching aspect ratio. The rest of the footage when on "fit" fills a tiny portion of the viewing window so it appears they don't match the sequence settings. I don't understand why this is happening because this footage is from the same camera, shot the same day, and have the same aspect ratios.
Can anyone tell me why this is happening and how I can fix it??

First of all, the setting that you mention is on Fit is the Zoom Level of the Program Monitor. It controls only how the sequence is shown in that monitor; it has nothing to do with how any sources are handled in the sequence.
Please provide the following information:
Exact version of Premiere Pro
Exact version of operating system
Graphics card and driver
Also, please post a screenshot showing the following
Project panel with the Video Info column visible
the Timeline visible
one of the problematic clips selected and the Effect Controls panel visible, with the Motion section twirled open.

Getting sequence settings to match audio

Hi,
I imported a few hours worth of footage into iMovie, because I like the feature where it automatically divides clips when the camera is stopped. Now I have taken all of my footage from the iMovie package and imported it into FCP. All was well except for one issue: I can't get the sequence settings to play the audio without redding it out to be rendered. Does anyone have any advice as to how I can edit these clips in FCP without having to render and re-render the audio?
Thanks,
Kyle

It sounds like you have imported DV video into iMovie which is saved as a DV Stream -this is not the same thing as a QuickTime movie that uses the DV codec -which is what Final Cut Pro works with.
Any time gained by importing into iMovie is now lost to re-rendering the multiplexed audio in a DV stream back to the discreet audio channels required by FCP.
You have also lost the timecode relationship back to the original tapes as iMovie does not use timecode and discards it. If you ever need to recapture the material (a failed hard drive is one possible reason), it will be impossible to recreate the edits correctly without painstaking, manual eye matching.
To retain timecode to tape relationships and produce a file that is directly FCP compatible, you must use FCP to capture.

Sequence settings not matching

Have just imported footage from my new panasonic GH2, into FCP. Footage shot 720 60 p is appearing as an exagerated 16.9 image.[ stretched out and not fitting the window. Project has footage from panasonic HVX 200 720 24p appearing normally.
How do i set the sequence setting to render an image that fits correctly in my sequence. Want to actually mix these 2 different frame rates within the same seq., Hope this is possible?
Also am importing directly from the camera, when I put no name folder in it's own folder on my hardrive, was unable to access it. Called the shop where I bought camera and they said one imports directly off the camera.
There is nothing online that I can find to explain what to do.
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When I was researching this before I got the camera, I was told that FCP would down res1080p p to 720 on inmport. See below
Then shoot 24fps 1080p on your DSLR. You can easily drop that onto a 720p 24 fps timeline as the framerates will match, and FCP will automatically resize the 1080 frame to the 720 format. By editing a larger frames size source on to a smaller framesize timeline, you will also gain the ability to reframe and recrop your source footage on the timeline without degrading the image.
Try it.
MtD
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Also when I log and transfer in the 1080 footage, the "in out "points are not highlighted and the footage comes in sqooshed.
Need to figure this out??
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My friend has sent me a project to edit. with this sequence setting.
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MY CLIPS ARE NOT MATCHING ME SEQUENCE SETTINGS.

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You can see the clip specifications in item properties. What are the original specifications of the media? Please provide complete and exact information. You can find that in movie info in the QT player. It's possible in the conversion is Streamclip was not done correctly.

Sequence Settings Don't Match

Good evening.
I'm using FCP6 to edit video shot on a DVX100B in 24p Squeeze Mode. When I setup a new project I choose the following:
Format: (all formats) Rate: (all rates)
Use: DV NTSC 23.98 Advanced Pulldown Removal Anamorphic (a custom setting)
When I drop my first clip into the time line I inevitably get the following message:
"Attention- This clip does not match this sequence's settings or any of your sequence presets.
For best performance your sequence and External Video should be set to the format of the clips you are editing.
Change sequence settings to match the clip settings?"
Is there something I'm doing incorrectly, or should I just expect this and always allow FCP to change my sequence settings?
Thanks,
John

Hi,
that is normal message when your source material and your sequence settings don't match.
If you check from your media browser the item properties for your source material and then compare that with the sequence parameters, you will see something either in audio or video that doesn't match.
May be you've got anamorphic material and your sequence was not set with the anamorphic flag on.
Answering yes to that form will make sure you won't have to render all time you add a clip to your timeline.
Regards,
Armando.

I'm confused by Export Settings- Match Sequence Settings

I’ve created three sample sequences that are all NTSC 720x480 16.9, but each has a different Fields setting (Lower, Upper, and No Fields). When Exporting (File->Export->Media), the CS5 manual states the following for the Match Sequence Settings feature:
To automatically export a file from a Premiere Pro sequence with settings that exactly match the settings for that sequence, select Match Sequence Settings in the Export Settings dialog box.
I’m confused what it is doing because when selected, it always sets the Field Type to Lower, even when the sequence is set to Upper or No Fields. However, using a Match Source Attributes Preset, when available, the Field Type will indeed match the sequence’s Fields setting. Also, the Match Sequence Settings wasn’t even available when the sequence was set to Lower Fields.
I did read in one of the forums where it was mentioned that checking the Match Sequence Settings will match the sequence's Preview File settings. If this is true, I don’t see where one can set the Field of Preview Files.
If anyone could shed some light on this issue, I’d be most grateful. Thanks.

I am confused about how to create a project setting as well as Export setting. I have few videos with width 640 & height 360. Frame rate is 29 FPS. In project setting Frame Size i used 640 by 360 & pixel aspect ration is square pixel (1.0) . after i finish with editing i wanna to export in movie so in export setting i click on Match Sequence then render starts with 50% video quality i wanna to make that 100% but option is disable so what to do?
If I don't click on match Sequence then render will come in default size that is 720x480 . In this video quality comes 100%.
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Can't match sequence settings to clips

I shot some footage on a JVC consumer camera and converted it to mpeg 2 with mpeg streamclip. When I create a sequence in FCP 5.1.4 it doesn't give me an mpeg 2 option in the sequence settings, so I can't match the format and the clips have to be rendered in the timeline.
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How can I get the clips and the sequence settings to match?

You can't use multiplexed MPEG 2 streams in FCP.
If you used Export to DV in MPEG Streamclip, that's another mistake. You will have to render the audio every time you change something.
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From the Edit menu, choose Export to QuickTime.
Choose the codec from the multi choice button at the top of the next window.
((Use one that Final Cut Pro works with, as found in FCP's Easy Setup menu.))
Set the Quality slider to 100%.
Export your movie.

Sequence Settings when using low resolution video

I am going to create a project that will consist of DV 720 x 480 and some really low resolution video from digital still image cameras.
1. If I export as DV NTSC, what is technically happening with the video that is in my Sequence that is smaller than 720 x 480? Is it being stretched to 720 x 480?
2. If my project did not include the 720 x 480 video, would it be better if I adjust the sequence settings to match the size of the low resolution video?
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#1: If you make a 720x280 DV NTSC sequence and insert the low-res video, how it appears in the canvas will be how it appears upon export.
#2: Depends on your intended output.

FCP 7 crashes when choosing "yes" to changing of sequence settings for Flip

I've been doing quite a bit of work with the Flip HD video camera recently. I grew tired of rendering everything, so decided it was time to finally upgrade from FCP 5 to FCP 7.
However, FCP 7 crashes every time I try to lay down video files from the Flip camera onto a timeline.
Upon laying the files down onto the timeline, I am prompted with the message asking if I want to change the sequence settings to match the video. I click yes and immediately get "General Error" and FCP crashes.
I tried trashing the preferences. same result.
I tried updating FCP 7 to FCP 7.0.1. same result.
I even tried updating fixes for iMovie as if that would have anything to do with it. same result.
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AVC is h.264, which is not a work-able editing format, it's a delivery format (and a consumer video camera acquisition format suitable for holiday videos going straight to YouTube), that's why you've been having to render all the time in FCP 5.
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